I agree on Kermit as Nite Owl. Rowlfschach doesn’t seem right, though, as Rowlf is just too normal and easygoing. I’d say Gonzo, actually.
Fozziemandias is so disturbing that it made me twitch at first, but…I can really see it, especially with Ozy’s line about playing “the greatest practical joke in human history”.
The BIG question, though, is: what about the Minutemen?
I’d almost peg Hollis Mason (the first Nite Owl) as Sam the Eagle, or maybe Sam should be Dollar Bill (the wholesome American hero).
Sally Jupiter/Silk Spectre is hard, given the lack of major female Muppets. Janice? Same goes for Silhouette.
Byron Lewis/Mothman would almost logically be Gonzo (he was the raving Commie who was eventually institutionalized), but Gonzo is taken.
…why, yes, I am a big Watchmen geek, why do you ask?
If Kermit is Nite-Owl, and Gonzo is Roscharch, the Beaker has to be Dr. Manhattan. It works, because replacing all of Dr. Manhattans dense, philosophical wanking with, “MEEP MEEP MEEP!” would be fucking hilarious. Particularly when he has his characteristic Beaker spazz-out during the press conference when he gets ambushed with questions about giving people cancer.
Considering the romantic relationship that develops between Nite Owl and Silk Spectre, I’d make those Kermit and Miss Piggy and if you need a recognizable profile to be under the Rorscach mask, make him Gonzo.
How much have the Muppets done to our collective psyche, that the thought of a pig and a frog having sex somehow manages to not be oogy?
(Joke aside: How high can Miss Piggy count? Only to 68: At 69, she gets a frog in her throat)